they'll factor sandy into that somehow. >> brian: i just think sandy has the other effect. a lot of people get work. a lot of contractors get work. a loft plumbers get work. a lot of electricians can't get enough work. fair place store, furniture stores. so that would counter the small business owner that unfortunately got wiped out, i would imagine. >> steve: right. we'll try to find out some more of the details behind the big number. but 410. >> brian: another fox news alert. earlier this morning, violence escalate along the israel-gaza border. those new blasts coming an hour after a bomb exploded on a bus. reports say more than 20 people hurt. doug mckelway is at the white house with the latest on where the cease fire talks stand. yesterday we heard cease fire was in play. obviously that was wrong and at the very least, premature. >> that's right, brian. so today is an absolutely crucial day in the quest for a cease fire. secretary of state clinton just arrived in cairo, egypt for talks with egyptian president morsi. several formidable obstacles remain in place before a